New York -- Strength in its boys' brands like Transformers and Nerf, along with its core game brands including Scrabble and Monopoly, should boost Hasbro's results in 2010, the company said Monday. The owner of the G.I. Joe, Tonka and Playskool brands also said it expects sales and earnings per share to grow this year.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Strong sales of boys' brands including Transformers and Nerf helped Hasbro Inc. post a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, sending shares up 11 percent, briefly touching a 52-week high.

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Strong sales of boys' brands including Transformers and Nerf helped Hasbro Inc. post a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, sending shares up 11 percent, briefly touching a 52-week high. The owner of the G.I. Joe, Tonka and Playskool brands also said... Hasbro - GI Joe - Transformers - Nerf - Business

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Strength in its boys' brands like Transformers and Nerf, along with its core game brands including Scrabble and Monopoly, should boost Hasbro's results in 2010, the company said Monday.

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Hasbro Inc., the maker of "Transformers" robot toys, surged the most in nine years in New York trading after reporting fourth-quarter earnings that topped the average analysts' estimate on sales of bo...

Hasbro, the second biggest US toymaker, said its profit surged in the fourth quarter on sales of boys' action figures and other toys as well as strong licensing revenue.

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